Moscow officials have claimed that Kiev downed a plane carrying its own POWs using German or US-made air defense missiles US and German lawmakers must finally realize that by sending weapons to…
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Russia seizes over 13 billion rubles worth of cocaine (VIDEO)
The drugs were discovered in a shipment of coffee that arrived in St Petersburg from Belgium Russian customs officials have confiscated over 1.2 metric tons of cocaine that had arrived at the…
Crude reality: Why has India ramped up imports of Russian oil?
New Delhi has effectively managed its oil trade with Moscow without compromising its national security, sovereignty, or alienating other partners India’s oil trade with Russia has undergone a seismic shift in the last one…
WATCH Palestinians seeking ways to keep in touch during blackout tell their stories to RT
Gazans say a near-total communications cutoff has made phones “useless,” as they struggle to contact relatives Gaza continues to struggle with communications blackouts as the Israeli bombardment of the enclave drags on….
Burger King withdraws Twix to honor dead cat
The Russian franchise of the fast food chain intends to draw public attention to the problem of animal abuse, according to its marketing director Burger King Russia will stop selling Twix ice-cream…
Ukraine rebukes West for ‘endless discussions’ on munitions
Kiev’s jab comes after its counteroffensive failed to breach Russian defenses, with heavy losses, according to Moscow Ukraine is constantly suffering a lack of munitions to fight Russia because Western policymakers are…
Maldives rules out spying in its waters by Chinese ship
The island nation will allow the vessel to dock following a request by Beijing, despite Indian concerns The Maldives clarified on Tuesday that a Chinese vessel heading for its chief city and…
An Ethereum ETF May Be Coming Sooner Than You Expect
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Citi Slashing Investment Banker Bonuses By 15% To 20%
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Israeli Military Now Says It’s “Impossible” To Destroy Vast Hamas Tunnel Network
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Ukraine a ‘terrorist state’ – senior Russian MP
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Argentinian workers plan mass protests against Milei’s ‘shock therapy’
The country’s labor unions are unhappy with the austerity measures introduced by the newly elected president Argentina’s labor unions have called for a mass strike on Wednesday to protest the economic reforms…
UK-Rwanda immigration bill suffers setback
The House of Lords has voted in favor of delaying approval of the pact until ministers demonstrate that the African nation is safe British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has received a setback…
Trump-linked stocks soar
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65 Ukrainian POWs killed in Russian plane crash – MOD
The IL-76 military aircraft was transporting 65 captured service members for further exchange, the Defense Ministry has said A Russian heavy transport plane carrying several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) has…
The Growing Connection Between AI And Cancer Research
The Growing Connection Between AI And Cancer Research Cancer research has evolved significantly over time. In 1882, a surgeon performed the first mastectomy to treat breast cancer. By 1950, researchers linked smoking…
Europe’s Top Border Guard Calls For Open Borders
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Massive tanker truck carrying liquified gas explodes (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
The accident in Mongolia’s capital has killed six and left 14 injured A truck carrying 60 tons of liquified natural gas (LNG) collided with a car and exploded in the Mongolian capital,…
Turkey Approves Sweden’s Accession To NATO After 20 Month Delay
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Moscow not about to beg Uncle Sam for forgiveness – Lavrov
Bilateral ties were wrecked by those who invented the “Russian threat,” the foreign minister has said Moscow bears no responsibility for US-Russia relations reaching an all-time low, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…
Germany issues warning on Ukraine support
Finance minister stressed that expenses should be fairly split between EU members Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the country can’t keep up Ukraine’s defense capabilities on its own in the long…
7 In 10 French Citizens Opposed To Solving Demographic Decline With Immigration
7 In 10 French Citizens Opposed To Solving Demographic Decline With Immigration Via ReMix News, At a time when France is experiencing a spectacular demographic decline, an overwhelming majority of French citizens…
Nearly 50,000 UK businesses on verge of collapse – report
Construction and real estate are among the hardest hit sectors, researchers say The number of UK businesses on the brink of bankruptcy skyrocketed by more than a quarter at the end of…
Russian coal exports to Southeast Asia surge by nearly 50% – data
The increase comes as Moscow diverts its supplies away from the EU Exports of Russian coal to countries in Southeast Asia surged last year after supplies to the EU stopped amid Western…
Trump scores election win in New Hampshire
The primary further solidified Trump’s place as the clear Republican frontrunner Former President Donald Trump has won a commanding victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary, scoring an easy win over his…
January 24th – 2024 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 1100
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…
Wednesday January 24th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…
Conspiracy Theorists Were Right About Climate Lockdowns
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North Korea fires cruise missiles into Yellow Sea – Seoul
The reported barrage comes two weeks after Pyongyang tested a hypersonic weapon North Korea has launched several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military reported. The news…
Kari Lake Demands Resignation Of “Corrupt” GOP Chair Caught Trying To Bribe Her
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Oklahoma Bill Seeks To Criminalize Sexting Outside Of Marriage
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President Trump Gives a Victory Speech from New Hampshire
Nikki Haley rushed to the microphones early to declare her second place finish as a victory. Moments after Haley finished the narrative distribution on behalf of her corporate sponsors, the margin of…
WHO Europe calls for ‘urgent’ measles vaccination
The international health body pointed to a 40-fold jump in cases between 2022 and 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an “urgent” vaccine campaign to combat measles outbreaks across…
US Gun Demand Hits Highest Level In Eight Months As Protection Needs Persist
US Gun Demand Hits Highest Level In Eight Months As Protection Needs Persist Fears over the continued lawlessness in Democrat-run cities, President Biden’s southern border invasion, Democrats’ crusade in attempting to ban…
The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different
The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different Authored by ‘Shinobi’ via BitcoinMagazine.com, The fourth Bitcoin halving is almost upon us, and this one has the potential for some very interesting…
Utility Bill Debt For Americans Hits Record As Heating Homes Now Seen As Luxury
Utility Bill Debt For Americans Hits Record As Heating Homes Now Seen As Luxury The Biden administration has whined for months about the public’s negative views on the economy, arguing that people…
Feds Spent $20 Billion On Migrant Refugee Assistance
Feds Spent $20 Billion On Migrant Refugee Assistance By Adam Andrzejewski of OpenTheBooks substack The U.S. border patrol made 2.5 million migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2023, an…
2024: The Super Election Year
2024: The Super Election Year According to the Anchor Change Election Cycle Tracker and additional research from Statista, 2024 is seeing national elections in more than 60 countries worldwide. Around 2 billion voters…
Turkish MPs approve new NATO expansion
Ankara has greenlighted Sweden’s bid to join the US-led military alliance The Turkish parliament voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO on Tuesday, following a 20-month deadlock due to tensions between Ankara…
California Landscapers Brace For Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment Ban
California Landscapers Brace For Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment Ban Authored by Ethan Brown via RealClear Energy, For Jazz Montgomery, it was a new career path. After opening Heavenly’s Lawn Care in 2020, he built a…
“Only A Matter Of Time” Before US Troops Are Killed In Iraq & Syria, Biden Officials Say
“Only A Matter Of Time” Before US Troops Are Killed In Iraq & Syria, Biden Officials Say White House officials were cited in a New York Times piece describing that it’s “only a matter…
Appeals Court Denies Rehearing For Trump Gag Order
Appeals Court Denies Rehearing For Trump Gag Order Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied former…
AP Calls New Hampshire Primary For Trump
AP Calls New Hampshire Primary For Trump Update (2002ET): With just under 20% of the votes counted, the Associated Press has called the New Hampshire primary for Trump – who so far…
Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market
Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market Toyota’s chairman and former CEO, Akio Toyoda, is at it again: providing the public with a dose of reality that electric vehicles…
In Early 2020, A Chinese Source Trusted By FBI Said COVID Leaked From Wuhan Lab, Sources Say
In Early 2020, A Chinese Source Trusted By FBI Said COVID Leaked From Wuhan Lab, Sources Say Authored by Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag via Public subsatck, FBI’s entire 25-person Chinese intelligence…
21 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Single Deadliest Incident Since Gaza Offensive Began
21 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Single Deadliest Incident Since Gaza Offensive Began Israel’s military has suffered its single deadliest incident of the Gaza war, which left twenty-one soldiers killed after they came…
Public Education’s Alarming New 4th ‘R’: Reversal Of Learning
Public Education’s Alarming New 4th ‘R’: Reversal Of Learning Authored by Vince Bielski via RealClearInvestigations.com, Call it the big reset – downward – in public education. The alarming plunge in academic performance…
Why Walmart Pays Its Truck Drivers 6 Figures
Why Walmart Pays Its Truck Drivers 6 Figures By Rachel Premack of FreightWaves One Walmart truck driver says he has 15 years left of working, and he intends to spend them hauling…
Chicago Public Schools’ Twisted Goal: End Selective Enrollment Schools While Keeping Nearly Empty, Failing Schools Open
Chicago Public Schools’ Twisted Goal: End Selective Enrollment Schools While Keeping Nearly Empty, Failing Schools Open by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner of Wirepoints There’s little that better highlights the moral bankruptcy…
WTI Steady Near One-Month-Highs After API Reports Big Crude Draw
WTI Steady Near One-Month-Highs After API Reports Big Crude Draw Oil prices ended the day marginally down from one-month-highs, amid some notable swings intraday, after Libya recently restarted production at its largest…
The Soros Of Silicon Valley: Reid Hoffman’s Millions For Democrat Activism
The Soros Of Silicon Valley: Reid Hoffman’s Millions For Democrat Activism Authored by Hayden Ludwig via Restoration of America, There’s no shortage of leftist mega-donors for funding America’s “progressive” revolution. Meet the…
“Texas Will Not Back Down”: Gov. Abbott Slams Supreme Court Order, Reportedly Installs More Razor Wire
“Texas Will Not Back Down”: Gov. Abbott Slams Supreme Court Order, Reportedly Installs More Razor Wire Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hit back against the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling allowing Biden’s Border Patrol…
Netflix Soars After Subscriber Growth Blows Away Estimates
Netflix Soars After Subscriber Growth Blows Away Estimates After suffering a historic collapse at the end of 2021, when in the span of five months Netflix lost 75% of its value, the…
Crypto Carnage Continues As Dollar Spikes, Yield Curve Steepens With ‘Soft’ Data Slumping
Crypto Carnage Continues As Dollar Spikes, Yield Curve Steepens With ‘Soft’ Data Slumping Richmond Fed manufacturing and Phuilly Fed services surveys both disappointed today – both signaling economic contraction, new orders declining,…
Have Our Elites Lost The Mandate Of Heaven?
Have Our Elites Lost The Mandate Of Heaven? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The top monkeys are doing very well indeed, while the troop is feeling that the Monkey…
L.A. Times Editor Urges “Departees” Not Criticize California On Their Way Out
L.A. Times Editor Urges “Departees” Not Criticize California On Their Way Out Authored by Jonathan Turley, In an editorial fit for The Onion or the Babylon Bee, Los Angeles Times’ letters editor…
COVID Didn’t Suddenly Become ‘Deadly’ In April 2020
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Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Encrypted Files Days Before GOP Took Majority
Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Encrypted Files Days Before GOP Took Majority Nothing says ‘legitimate investigation’ like deleting deposition videos, withholding exculpatory footage, and now – deleting encrypted files. Which is…
Solid 2Y Auction Sees Most Foreign Buyers Since Last Summer
Solid 2Y Auction Sees Most Foreign Buyers Since Last Summer With both the FOMC and the Treasury Refunding on deck next week, some were wondering if today’s 2Y auction would hint at…
Profits Do Not Cause Inflation: Causal Fallacies As Economic Disinformation
Profits Do Not Cause Inflation: Causal Fallacies As Economic Disinformation Authored by Peter C. Earle via The American Institute for Economic Research, Economic fallacies are a booming business in an inflationary era. …
Hamas Rejects Major Ceasefire Offer Until Israel Withdraws From Gaza
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US launches new round of airstrikes in Iraq
Washington has targeted Iranian-backed militias in response to attacks that injured American troops The US military announced that it has carried out “proportionate” airstrikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq to retaliate for…
New Hampshire Vote – Open Discussion and Election Results Thread
Tonight, the republican primary voters of New Hampshire will choose their candidate. Polls close between 7 pm and 8 pm ET, depending on the city or town. Results will generally start being…
‘Nothing can stop’ immigrants – EU border chief
Frontex head Hans Leitjens wants a more “humane” migration policy The European Union needs to focus on blocking illegal crossings while making it easier for asylum-seekers and economic migrants to come in,…
IDF suffers its deadliest day in Gaza
The Israeli PM has vowed retribution after Hamas killed 21 troops in a single attack, the most since the war began Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to exact retribution…
Audio Recording of Arizona Republican Chair Jeff DeWit Making Bribe Offer to Kari Lake to Stay Out of Senate Race
The Daily Mail is reporting on a story where Arizona Republican Chairman Jeff DeWit is caught on tape offering a bribe to Kari Lake on behalf of “people back east.” {Direct Rumble…
Zelensky ‘in very difficult situation’ – Kremlin
Kiev’s “sponsors” are running out of ammo as Ukrainians question the need for further bloodshed, Moscow said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is “desperately” attempting to return to a situation in which Kiev…
President Trump Holds Impromptu Presser During Surprise Visit to New Hampshire Polling Place
President Trump showed up unexpectedly at a polling site in New Hampshire for today’s primary. As he greeted and thanked the voters, President Trump paused to deliver impromptu remarks to the traveling…
EU won’t seize Russia’s assets – Reuters
The bloc stands to lose far more than the US if Moscow retaliates The European Union is “unlikely” to confiscate the Russian Central Bank funds that are currently frozen due to Ukraine-related…
US Army fires ‘trailblazing’ female officer – media
Colonel Meghann Sullivan has reportedly been relieved of her command after allegedly assaulting male underlings A female US Army commander who was accused of sexually assaulting and harassing multiple male subordinates has…
US Supreme Court allows Biden to dismantle Texas border fence
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to defy the ruling The US Supreme Court has authorized federal agents to remove razor wire barricades installed along the Mexican border by Texas Governor Greg…
Zelensky wants to be like Putin – Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov has revealed what might be behind the Ukrainian leader’s rhetoric Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky could only dream of the levels of popular support Russian President Vladimir Putin has, Kremlin spokesman…
The Personification of a “Battered Conservative”
I have not done this in a while and generally don’t like doing it. However, given the nature of our assembly and the absolute critical stages of the awakening that are afore…
Apple fined over Hitler book
The tech giant was punished by a Russian court for refusing to remove ‘Mein Kampf’ from its Apple Books application A Russian court has ordered Apple to pay an 800,000 ruble ($8,915)…
Positively Stunning – Nikki Haley Campaign Manager Sends Letter Saying the Haley Plan is to use “Open Primaries” and Democrats
Sometimes the reality of the fraudulent plan just hits you harder when you see the people who construct the fraud write it down and promote it. In a letter from Nikki Haley’s…
Far-right party stripped of state funding
Germany’s Constitutional Court has accused the neo-Nazi ‘Die Heimat’ party of posing a threat to democracy German far-right party ‘Die Heimat’ has been stripped of its state funding privileges by the country’s…
EU state’s FM receives Ukrainian death threat
Hungary should “start making a coffin” for Peter Szijjarto, the message reportedly read Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto received a death threat ahead of an upcoming visit to Ukraine, he told a…
‘Rasputin’ songwriter dies at age 83
German music producer Frank Farian, founder of the disco group Boney M, has passed away at his home in Miami Music producer Frank Farian, the mastermind behind 1970s disco band Boney M…
Ukrainians reveal reasons for draft-dodging – Daily Beast
Kiev has been trying to raise 500,000 troops to replace battlefield losses Ukraine is sending untrained conscripts to their deaths on the frontline even after promising them otherwise, the US outlet Daily…
White House warns of chain reaction on Ukraine aid
President Joe Biden’s administration has claimed that allies might stop giving weapons to Kiev if US assistance is further delayed Washington’s European allies may stop sending weapons to Ukraine if US lawmakers…
No direct threat from Russia – NATO
The alliance will nevertheless continue monitoring Moscow’s activities, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said NATO sees no threat from Russia toward any of its territories, the US-led bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg…
EU state’s president ‘fears for his security’ – media
Poland’s Andrzej Duda reportedly believes his political opponents have infiltrated his office Polish President Andrzej Duda is afraid that his own security detail is manned by officers loyal to his political opponent,…
Trump presidency won’t change anything – Lavrov
The deterioration of US-Russia relations has gone too far for the previous US president to reverse the trend, Russia’s top diplomat has said Ties between Moscow and Washington are unlikely to improve,…
Lebanon wants Russia involved in forging Middle East peace
Beirut’s foreign minister has said he is confident Moscow will work towards easing tensions in the region Lebanon hopes that Moscow will play an important role in resolving the current tensions in…
After The BOJ, Goldman Sees USDJPY Sliding Back To 145.50 Before Reversing
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EU foreign ministers back Russian asset tax scheme – Bloomberg
The bloc wants to direct the income generated by Moscow’s frozen reserves to Ukraine The EU is moving forward with plans to impose a windfall tax on the income generated by frozen…
What’s The Big Problem With Taxing The Rich For Progressive Goals?
What’s The Big Problem With Taxing The Rich For Progressive Goals? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, President Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders all want to tax the rich for their goals….
EU court sides with sanctioned Russian billionaire
Alisher Usmanov won a milestone victory in litigation against Forbes magazine over allegations of ties to Vladimir Putin The District Court of Hamburg in Germany has banned Forbes magazine from disseminating statements…
Davos Admits Possibility Of Ukraine Defeat – Claims Putin Will Target EU Next
Davos Admits Possibility Of Ukraine Defeat – Claims Putin Will Target EU Next In a move that would have been unthinkable a year ago, the WEF has formed a discussion panel at…
Watch This Signal For When The Fed Will End QT
Watch This Signal For When The Fed Will End QT Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, As the Federal Reserve proceeds with quantitative tightening, markets are increasingly sensitive to funding and…
The German establishment wants to ban a popular right-wing party. Here’s how it could backfire
Attempts to prohibit the AfD, a growing thorn in the government’s side, are unlikely to work – and if they do, it’ll cause more harm than good With really bad ideas, you…
NATO signs $1.2 billion ammo deal
The US-led bloc is struggling to meet Ukraine’s demand for 155mm artillery shells NATO has signed contracts worth $1.2 billion to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to replace those sent…
CIA recruiting on wrong social media platform – Kremlin
Posting ads for Russians on X, which is blocked in the country, is not likely to benefit the US, Dmitry Peskov has said Efforts to recruit Russians on X (formerly known as…
Presidents launch nuclear power station unit
Putin and el-Sisi met via videoconference for a concrete pouring ceremony at El-Dabaa NPP On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi gave permission, by videoconference, to begin…
All-Time Highs For Stocks As Bitter Economic Headlines Persist
All-Time Highs For Stocks As Bitter Economic Headlines Persist Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, As the stock market hit all-time highs this past week, there remains an interesting disconnect from the…
‘Absurd’ that India not a permanent UN Security Council member – Elon Musk
The world’s richest man has questioned the absence of its most populous country from its key governing body Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday opined that it is “absurd” that India, now the…
Russian strikes on Kiev and Kharkov not retaliation for Donetsk – Kremlin
Moscow’s military does not target civilian infrastructure and residential areas, unlike Ukrainian forces, Dmitry Peskov has said Russian missile strikes on Kiev and Kharkov on Tuesday morning were not retaliation for the…
Putin and Xi ‘love their countries’ – Trump
President Joe Biden, by contrast, is “grossly incompetent,” the Republican candidate has said Former US President Donald Trump has described Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as “very intelligent…
War with Lebanon ‘won’t be a picnic’ for Israel – Beirut
The warning follows comments by IDF commanders regarding a potential conflict between the two countries Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has warned West Jerusalem against engaging in a war with his…
Futures Flat After Back-To-Back Records After China Unveils Massive Market Bailout
Futures Flat After Back-To-Back Records After China Unveils Massive Market Bailout S&P futures are flat after back-to-back record closing highs for the S&P 500 index, with Europe mixed and Asia higher after…